What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mechanic position at VG Transportation?
Job description
Position Title : MECHANIC
Location : MIDLAND, TX
FLSA Class : NON-EXEMPT
Responsible to : LEAD MECHANIC
Position Summary : The position of Transportation Mechanic performs a variety of tasks on heavy-duty and light-duty vehicles and tractor-trailers. This position will inspect, diagnose and repair brake systems, engines, electrical components, steering systems, transmissions, and tires. repairs and maintains diesel, CNG, and gas-powered equipment as well as trailers and other rolling stock. They repair and maintain key components of heavy and light-duty vehicles.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities :
- Perform routine maintenance on trucks, such as checking batteries and changing the oil to ensure proper vehicle running.
- Inspect various parts of trucks, including brake systems, wheel bearings, and steering mechanisms, to ensure they are in the proper condition to operate effectively.
- Use different tools and equipment, such as pressure gauges, pneumatic wrenches, welding equipment, screwdrivers, hoists, and jacks, to repair trucks while constantly utilizing safety precautions.
- Diagnose malfunctions in defective equipment by inspecting and testing using devices such as motor analyzers, handheld computers, and chassis charts to determine how to address problems.
- Test drive vehicles to ensure they are running properly and find issues to determine what the solution will be.
- Replace parts, valves, bearings, and gears as needed and repair vehicle cooling and heating systems.
- Measure vehicle emissions to ensure they are within the proper limits.
- Ensure parts conform to factory specifications by inspecting and verifying clearances and dimensions.
- Maintain accurate records of maintenance an put into company computer system.
- Maintain applicable spare parts inventory, order, and track parts to minimize downtime and expenses.
Other Requirements :
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.
Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities, and general treatment during employment.
Salary : $27 - $30
